Kampong Cham, Cambodia

  • Scenic view of riverside garden with gazebos

After breakfast, check out of your hotel and begin your journey to your embarkation city. Approaching the capital city of Kampong Cham province by boat demonstrates why its name means “the port of the Cham people”. The Kizuna Bridge over the river, opened in 2001, is the first span to cross the Mekong in Cambodia. Another bridge, modest in comparison but no less impressive, is the elaborate bamboo bridge that, during the dry season, leads to Koh Paen island, where Khmer and Cham villages are mounted on stilts in anticipation of high water season. The streets of Kampong Cham itself spread away from the Mekong River and exude a pleasant French colonial charm.